Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
I can give you a couple of reputable Chinese companies that sell direct to customers online. BTLOS makes excellent carbon rims and wheels. I now have 3 sets of carbon wheels with Bitex hubs that work great. I chose 25mm internal width, hookless with no spoke access holes, so no rim tape required. Yoeleo makes bike frames and integrated handlebars that are priced well and work well. I have two Yoeleo R12 frames that I bought vin 2022. Back then, my custom painted pearl white R12 cost $1215 with seat post and integrated bar/stem, delivered.
Don't forget Enve (Anta Sports)
Originally Posted by
Koyote
That's not really evidence...rather, it's logic.
A name brand has a reputation to protect; one online photo of a broken component might cost them millions in lost sales, and they also have deep pockets in the event of lawsuits. A no-name online seller has no reputation and is largely shielded from litigation. From which company would you rather buy a critical component?
In America, of course you want to buy from whomever a lawsuit would pay off the most.